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One Deep Breath-Spices

Our daughter in law is from Thailand, a country well known for the spiciness of its cuisine. When the four of us dine at a Thai restaurant here in the states, Jim and I always order our food “mildly” spiced. Brian has “graduated” to “medium,” but the server usually takes one look at Nantana and asks, “Very hot?” She simply nods her head in reply.

our

Thai

daughter

craves spice

hotter is better

pungent reminder of her home

~

my palate is mild mannered

cool flavors are best

westerner

at heart

fears

heat

Brian and Nantana are in Thailand now, where they celebrated Chinese New Year with some authentic Thai cuisine. Read more about their activities here.

That looks yummy! I like how you used the two spicy fibs as a comparison between the tastes of you and your daughter. Btw, I love the pictures of your shih tzus on the sidebar (at least I think they are shih tzus). I have one of my own and grew up with two. They are the best dogs ever.